The 11th Annual Mac & Cheese Cookoff was held on Saturday, Nov. 1. Proceeds benefit the Laurance Jones, III Childhood Language Center and help provide free speech and language therapy to West Virginia children.
I was honored to once again serve as a judge and evaluate 24 different macaroni & cheeses -- my all-time favorite food!
Here are all the delicious samples I was able to enjoy:
Nellita's Cocina - "Spicy CadensMacAnada"
Stephen Fernandez - "Black Garlic Mac & Cheese"
Cafe Appalachia - "Recovery Mac"
Edgewood Summit - "Cajun Shrimp and Mac"
Bobby Spry - The Golden Graters - "Shady Pines Cheddar Bake"
Sam's Uptown Cafe
Smokin' With Perfection - "Smoked Mac & Cheese"
Trojan Landing - Boat Bites - "Heather's Homestyle Mac"
Girl Scout Troop 4847 - "Trefoil Bacon Mac N Cheese"
Brandi Pooh - Peanut-free
Larry Summey - "Southwest Mac & Cheese"
Rainbow Pride of West Virginia - "Rainbow Cheesy Mac"
The Ruffner - "The Spice is Right Mac and Cheese" - topped with Flamin' Hot Cheetos
Coco's
Dutch Miller Subaru- "Mo' Cheese Mo' Problems"
Go-Title
Hope for All in Memory of Kirsten and Kalen - "Recovery Mac"
Chick-fil-A Charleston Town Center - "Chick-fil-A Mac & Cheese"
Recovery Point - "Recovery Gold"
Cherian Burkhardt
Charleston Dirty Birds
Charleston Tennis Club - "7 Cheese Surf & Turf Truffle Parmesan Crusted Mac & Cheese"
Tondrea Davis-Powell - "Liquid Gold, Babyback Mac Chuck & Cheese and Fowl Fredo"
Bogey's - "Mac N Cheese"
WINNERS:
Judges Choice
First Place: The Ruffner
Second Place: Charleston Tennis Club
Third Place: Cherian Burkhardt
People's Choice
First Place: Coco's
Second Place: Cherian Burkhardt
Third Place: The Ruffner
Kid's Choice
First Place: Bogey's
Second Place: Coco's
Third Place: Tondrea Davis-Powell
